Charity donation site JustGiving has been criticised for refusing to cap the fee it takes from pledges as people donate to the Grenfell Tower victims.

JustGiving takes five per cent of donations made through the site and so far it's made £115,000, leaving people furious.

On Facebook, the firm shared a link to its donation page, writing: 'People are coming together to show their support for the residents of Grenfell Tower. If you'd like to donate to help those affected by the devastating fire, you can do so here.'

JustGiving is directing members of the public who wish to donate to several pages which have been set up to raise funds

But those who have realised that not all their donation will go to the victims are warning others.

Steven Evans said: 'Rubbish you only exist cos of your high fees and generous people opening their wallets to help others.

'Hope your £115,000 fee brings happiness to your families and stuff the people struggling to deal with terms and battles since the fire which claimed many lives.'

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Several donation pages have been set up after the Grenfell Tower blaze, with at least two bringing in more than £1million

Indiana Edwards said: '£115,000 fee. Maybe you should change you name to JustTaking.'

Jonnie Greaves said: 'Dont you think the situation requires every penny to go to the victims and their familes as were looking at at least 70 dead and many more having lost everything?

'It just seems distasteful that you'd take any fee.'

Sally Hosking said: 'Give back a % of what you have got from all the people who donated. Your 5% admin fee for this outrageous.'

Multiple fundraising pages have started, with some of the biggest ones raising more than £1million.

It's not the first time the website has come under fire for its fee.

After the Westminster attacks, the firm made money from the page set up for hero police officer Keith Palmer, after hundreds of people donated to his widow and children.

While it donated £10,000 to the page itself, it still took a net fee of more than £20,000 after the total rocketed to more than £650,000.

But not all the money will go to the victims, as Justgiving takes 5 per cent of all donations made through its site as its own fee

An urban search and rescue team member looks through the rubble and ruin of the burned out building today

The firm's boss has a pay package close to £200,000 as it takes around £20million annually from the fee on every donation page set up.

Accounts show more than £10million last year went on staff costs – with the website's directors, technicians, sales and administration workers paid an average salary of more than £60,000. The boss of the firm earned a pay package of £198,000.

In a statement to MailOnline, a JustGiving spokesman said: 'Everyone at JustGiving’s thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families at this awful time. We exist only to help good causes raise more money.

'Thanks to the investments we keep making to ensure our website is robust, safe and secure, especially at times of crisis, people in need raise much more than they would on their own.'

In a statement on the Facebook page, the firm said: 'Over the last few days, we’ve been working hard to help the thousands of people who have turned to JustGiving to support those affected by the devastating fire in West London. JustGiving only exists to help raise money for good causes.

'Our fee enables us to maintain a robust, safe and stable platform that continues to innovate and improve. That is why millions of people and thousands of charities turn to JustGiving at times of crisis.

'We are proud to be the platform of choice at times like these, and simply wouldn’t be able to provide the service we do without a small charge. We’ll continue to work around the clock to enable hundreds of people to raise funds, and hundreds of thousands to give to causes they care about.

'Our thoughts are with those affected by the horrific incident and those who lost loved ones.'

How MailOnline readers can donate to a charity helping the Grenfell Tower fire victims

The Grenfell Tower fire has prompted an extraordinary outpouring of support from Britons as they try to help the victims both financially and with gifts of food, clothing and other essentials.

And MailOnline readers can donate to a charity co-ordinating efforts to help those whose lives were devastated by clicking here.

The money will go to the Kensington & Chelsea Foundation, the company’s local charity partner.

The foundation is coordinating a major funding appeal with support from London Funders and the London Emergency Trust Fund, and has set up a donation page on its website.

Every penny raised on the site will go directly to charities funding the relief effort in the local community, both for those who lost loved-ones and those who lost their homes and all their possessions.